Philippe Herreweghe

Summary

Philippe Herreweghe is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Ghent^[2]. He was born on May 2, 1947^[3]. He worked as a conductor^[4], choir director^[5], and composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Ghent^[2], Philippe Herreweghe…
• Philippe Herreweghe was born on May 2, 1947^[3].
• Philippe Herreweghe held citizenship in Belgium^[8].
• Dutch was Philippe Herreweghe's native language^[9].
• Philippe Herreweghe's professions included conductor^[4].
• Philippe Herreweghe's professions included choir director^[5].
• Philippe Herreweghe worked as a composer^[6].
• Philippe Herreweghe's field of work was performing arts^[10].
• Philippe Herreweghe's education included a stint at Ghent University^[11].
• Philippe Herreweghe was educated at Royal Conservatory of Ghent^[12].
• Philippe Herreweghe was educated at Sint-Barbaracollege^[13].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Officer of Arts and Letters^[14].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[15].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize^[16].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Bach Medal^[17].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Italiques award^[18].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[19].
• Philippe Herreweghe is recorded as male^[20].
• Philippe Herreweghe's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Philippe Herreweghe's noble title is recorded as Q21175104^[22].
• Philippe Herreweghe's genre is classical music^[23].
• Philippe Herreweghe's record label is recorded as Virgin Veritas^[24].
• Philippe Herreweghe's Commons category is recorded as Philippe Herreweghe^[25].
• Philippe Herreweghe's given name is recorded as Philippe^[26].
• Philippe Herreweghe studied under Marcel Gazelle^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ghent^[2], Philippe Herreweghe… he was born on May 2, 1947^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[9].

Education

Educated at Ghent University^[11], a public university^[28], in Belgium^[29], founded in 1817^[30], headquartered in Ghent^[31]; Royal Conservatory of Ghent^[12], a school^[32], in Belgium^[33], founded in 1835^[34]; and Sint-Barbaracollege^[13], a school^[35], in Belgium^[36], founded in 1833^[37]. Studied under Marcel Gazelle^[27], a pianist^[38], 1907–1969^[39], of Belgium^[40] and Gabriël Verschraegen^[41], a composer^[42], 1919–1981^[43], of Belgium^[44], specialised in pipe organ^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[4], choir director^[5], and composer^[6]. Philippe Herreweghe's field of work was performing arts^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of Arts and Letters^[14], a grade of an order^[46], in France^[47]; Knight of the Legion of Honour^[15], a grade of an order^[48], in France^[49]; Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize^[16], a music award^[50], in United Kingdom^[51], founded in 2006^[52]; Bach Medal^[17], a music award^[53], in Germany^[54], founded in 2003^[55]; Italiques award^[18], an award^[56], founded in 1997^[57]; and honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[19], an award^[58], in Belgium^[59], founded in 1969^[60].

Why It Matters

Philippe Herreweghe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

FAQs

Where was Philippe Herreweghe born?

Philippe Herreweghe's place of birth was Ghent^[2].

What did Philippe Herreweghe do for work?

Philippe Herreweghe worked as conductor^[4], choir director^[5], and composer^[6].

Where did Philippe Herreweghe go to school?

Philippe Herreweghe was educated at Ghent University^[11], Royal Conservatory of Ghent^[12], and Sint-Barbaracollege^[13].

What awards did Philippe Herreweghe receive?

Honors received include Officer of Arts and Letters^[14], Knight of the Legion of Honour^[15], Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize^[16], and Bach Medal^[17].